>My suggestion to everyone is to soften up the rhetoric a bit on this discussion and see if we might have an outbreak of peace. :-)
I agree with that sentiment.
>I agree that the regulars need to be reminded to be gracious in welcoming new visitors.
As I replied to Daniel, communities such as this need newcomers all the time, it is often easy to scare them away by lack of thought in replying to people.
Len Speed